Sunday, 24 March 2019

A POLICE officer based in Gokwe has been arrested after he
tried to drive out a car that was kept at a police station as exhibit.

Brighton Sebata (25) based at Gokwe Police Station last
week appeared before Gokwe magistrate Mr Musaiona Shortgame after he tried to
smuggle the vehicle that was meant to be used as an exhibit in public violence
cases that rocked the country in January.

Sebata awaits sentencing and was remanded in custody to 26
March after he was convicted following a full trial.

The court heard that on 15 January at about 10pm, Inspector
Johannes Chinembiri Govo impounded an Isuzu Como public service vehicle after
the vehicle had been suspected of having been used to ferry protesters from
Gweru, Kwekwe and Gokwe.

The vehicle, the court heard, was taken to Gokwe Police
Station where it was secured as an exhibit and the keys were surrendered to the
charge office.

Sebata demanded that the police officers on duty hand over
the keys to him of which they did. Sebata, the court heard, went on to start
the engine of the vehicle with the intention of driving it out of the police
station. He was, however, intercepted by Insp Govo as he reversed the vehicle
leading to the arrest. Mr Tinashe Wazvaremhaka prosecuted. Sunday News